Birds of a Feather Flock Together (like DPC members)
by TerryGee

Comment:
Beautiful lighting. I love the not there background.

The Unlit Lamp (Radclyffe Hall)
by Catherine

Comment:

Originally posted by e301: Your first submission ... please please please don't be put off by the majority of voters - this is a place where shiny designer photos do very well, and the intersting stuff tends to get hidden beneath that. We need more people here with your sensibility of light and composition. Ed

Thanks so much. I appreciate the encouragement. I'm not put off at all. It's an art form and to each his own set of sensibilities and tastes. I'm pretty stubborn about the way I like to show things - and I am certain I will learn a lot here about the technical aspects of what I want to do without sacrificing, at all, any of my artistic goals. There are some stunningly good photographers in the halls. I'm pretty gratified that a few folks liked it a lot.

Catherine

The Unlit Lamp (Radclyffe Hall)
by Catherine

Comment:

Originally posted by uabresch: Catherine, so this was your picture! IMHO it should have scored a lot higher. It's just beautiful. Pictures like yours tend to score a bit lower at this site, I'm guessing it's because people don't take (or don't have) the time to look slowly, but maybe it's something else. Who knows.

Thanks. Sometimes I find the beauty of things is not so much in their whole but in some of their most unlikely, and sometimes minute, parts and actions. Photography is so cool to me because I can show those parts. Of course, it does leave a lot of people scratching their heads and saying "what the HECK is that?" Those are usually my favorite shots :)

Catherine

Stranger to the Ground
by JPR

Comment:
Even though the moon looks like an ad for Chrysler (smile) I think this is simply wonderful. You have captured perfectly the floaty motion of chute falling. Beautiful contrast and blur treatment. If you'd had a round moon, I'd have called this a ten and a half. -9

Grace In Autumn
by roy204

Comment:
Stunning composition. The long field with the very sharp front is beautiful and draws your eye into the photograph . The all white sky is a little disconcerting at first but the more I look at it the more I like it. Did you have to do a lot of color adjustment, I wonder. -9

Modern Chess Openings
by jfaulkner

Comment:
I love this photograph. It's abstract and, indeed, very "modern" in appeal. I love the level of sharp and contrast you chose. Beautiful. -9

Like Water For Chocolate
by pcody

Comment:
Gorgeous image. Beautiful clear tones. I expect it's the ripple but the gradient looks a llittle rough and is mildly distracting. Good job on the lighting - I'd like to know how you lit this shot and positioned your camera to take it. -9

''Ice Fall'' by Shannon O'Cork
by kiwiness

Comment:
Lovely. So crisp and clear - a perfect balance of black and white tones. Oddly enough, I especially like the small opaque bubble in the top left. Beautiful. -10